St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, July 7, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The St. Louis Cardinals (35-51) are traveling to Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday where they will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (37-50). The men taking the mound will be Jordan Montgomery and Dylan Cease.

St. Louis is slugging .426 and have struck out 717 times, while being walked on 296 occasions. They have earned 384 runs batted in in addition to 743 base knocks this season, while their team batting average sits at .253. The Cardinals have tallied 143 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 116 balls out of the park. They have racked up 398 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .328. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 12th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.26 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 85 home runs and 437 runs in total (25th in baseball). St. Louis has allowed 819 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 394 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 4.69 for the year (25th in the league), and their staff has struck out 686 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 304 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.28 as a unit so far this year.

The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 52.6% and has entered the game in 80 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 159 base runners on the campaign and 28.9% of them earned a run for their team. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 98 times as well as having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 260 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have notched 42 holds for the year (21st in the league). They have accumulated 20 saves for the year and have blown 18 out of their 38 chances to save the game.

The Cardinals have converted 66.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,807 innings on the field, which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a total of 2,269 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 813 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them ranked 3rd in baseball, and have accumulated 81 double plays.

Montgomery (34-30 career mark) has a FIP of 3.76 while he has gone up against 2,776 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 625 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 185 walks. His ERA is 3.76 (278 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.218. Montgomery has pitched in 665 innings and has accounted for 630 K's during his career.

Chicago has accumulated 100 home runs for the year to go along with 356 RBIs. They have put up 149 doubles, while getting a free base 220 times as well as putting up 365 runs. The Chicago White Sox have a team on-base percentage of .299 and a batting average of .239 for the year. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .396 and they are scoring 4.20 runs per outing (24th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 757 occasions (14th in baseball) and have notched a total of 709 base hits.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 424 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.55 (389 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 118 dingers and they allow 4.96 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.360 and have a FIP of 4.62 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.70 (829 strikeouts vs 340 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 707.

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.8% out of 128 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 118 times in high leverage situations in addition to 87 occasions with runners on base. With 80 save situations, the White Sox have 45 holds and also 18 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save rate of 47.1%, and they have sent 291 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have earned 16 saves.

In 6,933 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (11th in MLB). The Chicago White Sox have turned 52 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (16th in baseball). The White Sox have accrued 639 assists, 43 errors and have 2,311 putouts so far this year.

Cease (39-29 career mark) holds a 3.65 ERA and has surrendered 7.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.70 and he has faced 2,455 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered 234 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.272 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. During his pro baseball career, Cease has surrendered 478 base knocks while accumulating 693 punch outs in 577 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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